Advertising apparatus



No. 622,928. Patented Apr. II, 1899. J. L. MALES.

ADVERTISlNG APPARATUS.

(Application filed Apr. 14, 1898.)

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No. 622,928. Patented Apr. II, I899.

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ADVERTISING APPARATUS.

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Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J UDSON L. MALES, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

ADVERTISING APPAR ATUSL SPECIFI EOATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 622,928, dated April 11, 1899.

I Application filed April 14, 1898. Serial No.677,51. (N0 model.)

To all whom itmay concern.-

Be itknown that I, J UDSON L. MALES, a citizen of the United States,residing in Paterson, county of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Apparatus;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My present invention relates to an apparatus for advertising purposes;and its object is to provide such an apparatus with means for varying orchanging the distance between the wheels or rollers carrying an endlessbelt or belts to which is connected or on which is arranged anendless-strip or sheet of paper, muslin, or the like, provided with thenecessary advertisementssuch as, for instance, thealphabetically-arranged list of telephone subscribers, either alone orcombined with other reading matter intended to be brought before thepublic.

The invention consists in the improved advertising apparatus combiningan endless strip or sheet provided with the desired advertising matterand carried by endless belts passing over wheels or rollers, in themeans for changing the distance between said wheels or rollers andadjusting the length of the endless belts, and in the combination andarrangement of the various parts, substantially as will be hereinaftermore fully described, and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in each of the several views, Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved advertising apparatus arranged on asuitable stand; Fig. 2, an enlarged front elevation of the apparatus,certain portions being broken away and others shown in section to betterillustrate the nature of my said invention; Fig. 3, a side elevation ofFig. 2, the end plate or cover and a certain operating-crank beingremoved; Figs. 4 and 5, enlarged front and side elevations,respectively, of the end way of arranging the endless strip or sheetupon the endless belts; and Fig. 7, aview in front elevation of theinternal mechanism of the apparatus, the casing being entirely removed.

In said drawings, a represents a rectangular casing or box having itstop and bottom portions preferably curved. Said casing is provided inits front with a rectangular recess 1), covered by glass 19, while oneof its ends a is removably arranged, and for that purpose said end isprovided with an annular flange c, closely fitting into and engaging theopen end of said casing, as shown in Fig. 2. Within said casing a andsupported by its curved bottom at is arranged an inverted substantiallyU-shaped bracket 6, the shanks or extremities of which are connected bya curved bridge or brace f, conforming in shape to the bottom of thecasing, whilethe central portions of said shanks of the bracket earepenetrated by and form the bearings for a shaft g.

Within theupper portion of the casing to is arranged a substantially U-shaped bracket h, having the extreme ends of its shanks connected by acurved bridge or brace v and forming the bearings for a shaft m, whichlatter is parallel with the shaft g.

The enlarged central portions of the brackets e and h are provided withinternallythreaded holes or openings (threaded in opposite directions)and are engaged by the right-and-left screw 41, which latter, forconveniently operating the same, is provided with an integral knob orhandle 0.

On each side of the right and left hand screw it is arranged a rod 10,penetrating with its end portions the brackets e and h and adapted to beadjustably secured thereto by.

means of screws q q, all as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of thedrawings.

On the shaft '6 are adj ustably arranged wheels or rollers r 4",connected by endless belts s s with the wheels or rollers it, likewiseadj ustably arranged on the shaft m. Each of said belts is adjustable inlengththat is to say, the end portions thereof 'are provided, re-

- secured at any desired place.

a mp2s drawings g, and that the latter is provided at its projecting endwith a suitable crank-handle g, and, further, thatthe casing a can bearranged upon a suitable stand A, as in Fig. 1, or it may be providedwith lugs z ,2, as in Fig. 2, and by which latter it may be convenientlyIt may also'be stated that when the cover 0 is removed the entireendless sheet or strip supporting and operating mechanism can be readilyWithdrawn from the casing a for the purpose of changing the advertisingmatter or substituting a longer or shorter endless sheet containing suchadvertising matter.

For the last-mentioned purpose if, for instance, a longer endless sheetis to be arranged upon the endless belts the latter are first adjustedto the required length, (in a manner well understood in the art andreference being made to Figs. 4 and 5,) and after the set-screws q qhave been loosened the right and left hand screw 17. is rotatedby meansof the knob o. The brackets e and h are accordingly moved apart untilthe desired distance is obtained, when the setscrews q are againtightened.

Asheretofore stated, the endless sheet 5 may be provided with anysuitable ad vertisementssuch as, for instance, thealphabetically-arranged list of telephone subscribers and it is obviousthat by simply operating the crank-handle g any desired part of saidadvertisements can be readily brought to view.

I do not intend to limit myself to the precise construction as shown anddescribed, as various alterations can be made without changing the scopeof my invention; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An advertising apparatus, comprising a casing having a glass-coveredaperture, a series of parallel extensible endless belts in said casing,wheels or rollers carrying said belts, frames or brackets furnishingbearings for their respective wheels or rollers, and a right' and lefthand screw engaging said frames or brackets and adj ustably connectingthe same,

substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. An advertising apparatus, comprising a series of parallel extensibleendless belts, wheels or rollers carrying said belts, frames or bracketsfurnishing bearings for their respective wheels or ro1lers,'a series ofparallel rods adjustably secured with their end portions to therespective frames or brackets,

,and a right and left hand screw parallel with said rods and engagingthe said frames or brackets, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

3. An advertising apparatus, comprising a casing having a glass-coveredaperture, a se ries of parallel extensible endless belts in said casing,wheels or rollers carrying said belts, frames or brackets furnishingbearings for their respective Wheels or rollers, a series of parallelrods adjustably secured with their end portions to the respective framesor brackets, and a right and left hand screw parallel with said rods,and engaging the said frames or brackets, substantially as and. for thepurposes described.

4. An advertising apparatus, comprising a series of parallel extensibleendless belts, wheels or rollers carrying said belts, frames or bracketsfurnishing bearings for their respective wheels or rollers, an endlessstrip or sheet of muslin or the like carried by said series'of belts, asheet or sheets of paper mounted on said endless strip or sheet, andmeans for adjustably connecting said frames or brackets, substantiallyas and for the purposes described.

5. An advertising apparatus, comprising a casing having a glass-coveredaperture, a se ries of parallel extensible endless belts in said casing,wheels or rollers carrying said belts, frames or brackets furnishingbearings for their respective wheels or rollers, an endless strip orsheet of muslin or the like carried by said series of belts, a sheet orsheets of paper mounted on said endless strip or sheet, and means foradjustably connecting said frames or brackets, substantially as and forthe purposes described.

6. An advertising apparatus, comprising a substantially rectangularcasing having its top and bottom portions curved and provided in itsfront portion with a glass-covered aper- IIO ture, a series of parallelextensible endless' belts in said casing, Wheels or rollers carryingsaid belts, frames or brackets furnishing bearings for their respectivewheels or rollers, a curved bridge or brace 45 mounted on each frame orbracket and conforming to the shape of the respective top or bottomportion of the casing, and means for adjustably connecting said framesor brackets, substantially as and for the purposes described.

7. An advertising apparatus, comprising a substantially rectangularcasing having its top and bottom portions curved and provided in itsfront portion with a glass-covered aperture, a series of parallelextensible endless belts in said casing, Wheels or rollers carryingsaidbelts, frames or brackets furnishing bearings for their respectivewheels or rollers, a curved bridge or brace 2' mounted on each frame orbracket, a series of parallel rods adjustably secured with their endportions to the respective frames or brackets, and a right and left handscrew parallel with said rods and engaging the said frames or brack ets, substantially as and for thepurposes decarried by said series ofbelts, and a sheet or sheets of paper mounted on said endless strip orsheet, all said parts; substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I I 5 have hereunto set my handthis 8th day of April, 1898.

JUDSON L. MALES.

Witnesses:

ALFRED GARTNER, LOUISE SNYDER.

